Isaac newton english school - en

isaac newton english school - en
Isaac Newton, in full Sir Isaac Newton, (born December 25, [January 4, , New Style], Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England—died March 20 [March 31], , London), English physicist and mathematician, who was the culminating figure of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. 1 2 Sir Isaac Newton FRS (25 December – 20 March /27) [a] was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed. 3 4 After interrupted attendance at the grammar school in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, Isaac Newton finally settled down to prepare for university, going on to Trinity College, Cambridge, in , somewhat older than his classmates. 5 Imagno/Getty Images Isaac Newton is best know for his theory about the law of gravity, but his “Principia Mathematica” () with its three laws of motion greatly influenced the Enlightenment in. 6 – Isaac Newton1 Newton as natural philosopher Isaac Newton’s influence is ubiquitous years after his death. We employ Newtonian mechanics in a wide range of cases, students world-wide learn the calculus that he co-discovered with Leibniz, and the law of universal gravitation characterizes what is still considered a fundamental force. 7 8 Fil:Isaac Newton, English School, jpg ; Beskrivning. 9 English natural philosopher and mathematician. 10